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A spokesman with Attorney General Jeff Landry's office resigned after authorities said he abused a pregnant woman.

Landry's office announced the resignation Monday of press secretary Jacquez Ambers, who was arrested in Baton Rouge last week on domestic abuse battery with strangulation and domestic abuse battery with a pregnant woman.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is accusing Ambers of strangling a pregnant woman and dragging her out of his apartment after the two got into a fight, Baton Rouge television station WAFB reported. The victim tried to get the rest of her belongings from Ambers' apartment, but when Ambers answered the door, he "pushed her again."

Ambers told deputies he pushed the victim out of the apartment but never grabbed her around the neck, WAFB reported. Investigators noted the victim had a "fresh contusion" around her neck and chest area.

"We are deeply saddened and troubled by the incident last week. While we did not know all the facts, we immediately placed Mr. Ambers on leave. Per policy, our office began an administrative investigation upon his arrest," Millard Mulé, the communications director for the Louisiana Department of Justice, said in a statement. "The Attorney General has made domestic violence a major focus of his efforts with new initiatives for training and education. We will continue to be vigilant on these issues."